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A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 5/30/2021 – 6/6/2021

The wind started to die a bit, so we swapped out the jib for a code zero, and ended up gaining another knot of speed… (read more)

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 5/9/2021 – 5/16/2021

We quickly evaluated our options- with nothing really between Palm Beach and Cape Canaveral, if we decided to keep sailing North we might as well go all the way up to the Chesapeake… but that didn’t make much sense because we have reservations to haul out in Cape Canaveral in June so we’d have to turn back around anyway. Maybe we should just go South? Biscayne Bay? Miami?… (read more)

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 4/25/2021 – 5/2/2021

We sailed through the squall, only to realize we had sprung a leak during! I noticed it when I went into the salon to make lunch- there was a little wet spot on the ottoman- and sure enough, a matching wet spot on… (read more)

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 4/18/2021 – 4/25/2021

The town was in ruins. We all stood there for a minute, a bit confused… nearly every building was crumbling and it seemed like all the people who used to live there had been replaced by… goats? None of us had realized that… (read more)

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 4/11/2021 – 4/18/2021

We pulled into an empty anchorage off the uninhabited island, and were immediately approached by three guys on a small fishing boat. They said they were in need of some cooking oil, rice, and lime juice. We were the only other boat for miles, and there certainly wasn’t a store anywhere nearby for these men… (read more)

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 4/4/2021 – 4/11/2021

It was interesting to hear from a local business owner about the impacts of past hurricanes and now COVID-19. He maintained a positive and relaxed outlook through it all, and said he’ll continue to serve ice cream everyday “until people stop coming”… (read more)

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 3/28/2021 – 4/4/2021

We had winds gusting up to 30kn, and boats dragging anchor left and right. We alternated between watching zombie movies and watching the boats around us. We even heard several reports of nearby… (read more)

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 3/21/2021 – 3/28/2021

The rules keep changing (presumably because of COVID), so getting up to date info on the process is next to impossible. The latest instructions we could find was a photo of a handwritten note a customs agent gave someone a month ago on how to… (read more)

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 3/14/2021 – 3/21/2021

We needed to get fuel before we could leave George Town, but there was some sort of widespread fuel contamination in the area. Apparently the diesel looked like almond milk? Definitely not a good sign. We figured… (read more)

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 3/7/2021 – 3/14/2021

The wind was still pretty strong, so we couldn’t make a dinghy ride into town to take care of our trash and propane tank that afternoon like we had hoped. Luckily, there’s a local guy here named Jamal who… (read more)